People · Germany
Michael Kistler
2×2 · top 3.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023KIST01
Michael Kistler has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.80, set at Cubing Days Neuburg 2024, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 162nd in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since February 2023, he has put 305 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.97 in February 2023 to 8.43, a 40% improvement. Michael has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.80 | 3.04 | top 3.6% | 162 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 | 8.43 | 10.23 | top 3.6% | 195 / 4,109 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.26 | 17.83 | top 6.6% | 92 / 1,314 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.72 | 11.94 | top 11.5% | 293 / 1,987 | |
| 4×4 | 46.58 | 51.82 | top 20.3% | 374 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:17.84 | — | early days — 2 solves | 120 / 343 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.51 | 1:55.98 | top 42.2% | 448 / 1,158 | |
| 6×6 | 6:44.05 | — | early days — 1 solve | 540 / 586 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Days Neuburg 2024.
- 4 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Wendlinger Würfelwochenende 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.54 at NxNxNürtingen 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at NxNxNürtingen 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Cubing Returns Munich A 2023.
- 4 Feb 2023First competition: Franconia Mini Open A 2023. A 16.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Plzeň Winter 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Days Neuburg 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Wendlinger Würfelwochenende 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Franconia Winter 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- NxNxNürtingen 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Returns Munich A 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Franconia Mini Open A 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Leon Schmidtchen — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ludwig Ernst — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 23 times · head to head
- Jonas Pilhöfer — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.